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Upside-Down Turtle Muffins

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 8, 2010
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Enjoy these turtle shaped chocolate muffins topped with pecans.

Upside-Down Turtle Muffins

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 24 milk chocolate-covered caramels (from 5.3-oz bag), unwrapped
  • 36 small pecan halves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Spray bottoms, sides and tops of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring frequently; cool slightly. Stir in buttermilk, brown sugar, vanilla and egg.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and chopped pecans. Stir in chocolate mixture just until combined. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Push 1 caramel into center of batter in each muffin cup.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1/2 inch from edge of muffin comes out clean. Cool 1 minute. Turn muffin pan upside down onto cookie sheet to remove muffins. Immediately place another caramel on bottom of each muffin. Leaving muffins upside down on cookie sheet, return to oven about 1 minute or until caramel is soft enough to add pecan halves.
  • Step 
    5
    Place 3 pecan halves on caramel on each muffin. Cool until caramel is slightly firm before serving, about 10 minutes. Serve warm if desired.

Nutrition

240 Calories
13g Total Fat
3g Protein
28g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
125mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
18g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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